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The Auto Parts Recyclers Association of Australia (APRAA), is an Affiliated Trade Association of the Motor Trades Association of Australia. APRAA represents auto parts recyclers on national issues.
APRAA provides educational, regulatory and industry information as well as other services to its membership in an effort to facilitate continued education, growth and development of the auto parts recycling industry. APRAA is the peak, national association serving the Auto Parts Recycling sector in Australia.
APRAA is also an affiliate chapter of the international Automotive Recyclers Association (ARA), based in the USA and is a participant in the International Round Table on Auto Recycling.
APRAA’s mission is to continue to be the peak national association, representing our members and the auto parts recycling industry in Australia. APRAA’s aims are:
- To unite, lead, represent, progress and promote auto parts recycling.
- To be the recognised authority for the auto parts recycling sector, acknowledged as the contact point for the auto parts recyclers, the auto trade, industry bodies, Governments, regulatory authorities and the general community.
- To promote the highest profile for the auto parts recycling sector.
- To be an environmentally responsible, proactive and an essential business sector of the community.
APRAA’s mission and aim is to be achieved by developing, implementing and monitoring industry strategies and action plans.
2009 APRAA Yard Tour Round Up
In November 2009, APRAA members gathered in Fremantle, Western Australia to take part in the 2009 APRAA Yard Tour and Conference. A highlight of the APRAA calendar, the biennial APRAA Yard Tour and Conference celebrates and promotes best practice within the industry. The program is designed to facilitate networking and to provide parts recyclers with a forum to discuss new technologies and business practices.
During the Conference, delegates discussed the Australian Government’s Green Stamp Plus program, which is designed to facilitate ‘green’ business practices and compliance with Government regulation and the APRAA Accreditation Program, which seeks to improve the standards of parts recycling business and provides members with a platform in which to market their business to consumers. Delegates visited four automotive parts recycling businesses during the course of the weekend
2009 APRAA Yard Tour Sponsors
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